When the going gets tough, the tough eat cake!

By Richard Milo

Due to a foot injury, and for the second year in a row, Joanne Milo has been unable to lead her team of walkers to raise contributions for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Following her motto, “If you can’t walk, protest!”, the 2009 Shooting Stars Sit In Protest to benefit JDRF was held at the home of Joanne and Richard Milo on Sunday, Oct 25 at 9 AM. Complementary pastries were catered by Elyssa Fournier and Alexis Milo.

The Irvine Spectrum Rotary Club continued its co-sponsorship of the Shooting Stars family team to raise money for JDRF. 2009 marks the 9th year of the Club’s participation in the event. This year, the Club’s contributions accounted for nearly 50% of the $6,000 raised in 2009 by the Shooting Stars.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was founded in 1962 by the parents of children with diabetes to specifically raise money to fund research to find a cure (not treatments) for diabetes. Joanne Milo, the Shooting Stars team captain, has had Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes for 44 years.

Friends and supporters rallied around the coffee pot and debated the politics for a cure between bites of scones, bagels and muffins while Joanne demonstrated the fine art of crystal embellishment of her blue “snakeskin” walking boot (center front of the team photo).